The 30-share Sensex is down 359 points at 26,378 and the Nifty has dropped 78 points to trade at 7,883
Given their growth prospects and reasonable valuations, Mindtree, Hexaware and NIIT remain top picks of most analysts.
'While I am personally pained at the raids on Dr Roy's home, I want to ask five questions of those crying themselves hoarse over the attack on the "freedom of the press",' says Sudhir Bisht.
Bank shares were the top losers after sharp gains last week.
The benchmark BSE Sensex reclaimed the 28,000 mark, spurting by 409 points or 1.4% at 28,114 and Nifty settled above the 8,500 mark at 8,532, gains of 111 points.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
The breadth was neutral with 1,329 advances and 1,320 declines.
Grains, non-mineral water might be on the list; biscuits, butter and cheese might attract GST
Markets shrugged off RBI's neutral stance on key policy rates.
Move by Swiss cement major Holcim to simplify its Indian structure has not gone down well with institutional investors.
'Debt mutual funds are a good option now because interest rates are coming down.' 'Retail investors must put a majority portion of your money in short-term debt funds (1 to 3 years) and only a small portion in actively managed dynamic funds.'
Images from the FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifiers played across the globe on Saturday
The 30-share Sensex ended lower by 46 points at 27,842 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 17 points to trade at 8,378.
IIP for November 2015 and CPI for December 2015 will be announced today.
From the roll-out of GST to H1B visa problems, the government needs to quickly deal with various disruptions.
Charlotte Hornets forward Jeffery Taylor was suspended 24 games without pay by the NBA on Wednesday after pleading guilty last month to misdemeanor domestic violence assault and malicious destruction of hotel property.
What is the road ahead for Rahul Gandhi? Shehzad Poonawalla offers a blueprint.
We lost the gains of Rio and Kyoto in Copenhagen and Paris, but it would have been worse, if any mandatory restraints were imposed on our green house gas emissions, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 35 points at 26,349 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 20 points at 7,864.
'Otherwise, how is the government going to make more revenue?' 'The most important thing the GST does is to transfer money from the household consumers who are the most productive users of capital to the most unproductive users of capital, namely the government.'
'Obviously, there is always an argument that a weaker rupee could push up, to some, extent exports.' 'The fact that the rupee has appreciated against the Chinese currency is pushing a lot of Chinese imports into the Indian market.'
Markets recorded their biggest single-day fall since August 1 amid growth concerns in the euro zone.
The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.
Re-instatement of 5% custom duty on crude imports will help.
New book claims Amar Singh gave between 20 and 100 per cent of his entire net worth to the Clinton Foundation.
HCL Technologies and Infosys should benefit more than TCS and Wipro
'Overall, the Indian economy is doing well.' 'Our economic fundamentals are strong and the early signs of recovery are sustainable.' 'This is positive for the market in the long run.'
The Budget sets out a comprehensive vision.
High fiscal deficits raise inflation which hits the lowest income and salaried classes.
What is required from government is intellectual framework.
New age technology will reshape India's future.
The current draft of the Goods and Services Tax could kill any hope of economic revival - and you should blame the Congress if it rolls over and lets it pass, says Mihir S Sharma.
Medvedeva sets world record, Canada lead team event
The 30-share Sensex ended lower by 61 points at 29,122 mark and the 50-share Nifty slipped by 12 points to close at 8,797.
Congress gets into the opposition groove but still has miles to go, says Saroj Nagi.
Markets in green tracking firm global cues.
'The Reserve Bank's independence has remained a work in progress, an enduring challenge that the nation has been grappling with on an ongoing basis,' says RBI Deputy Governor Dr Viral Acharya.
An inspired performance from Douglas Costa helped Brazil to a 3-0 win over Peru on Tuesday and lifted them into third place in the South American qualifying group for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Switzerland struck twice in quick succession to stun Euro 2016 champions Portugal 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday and hand them a first competitive defeat in two years under coach Fernando Santos.
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